Respecting the privacy of the visitors and members who use BUZGate.org™ is a major priority for Knowledge Institute. We have implemented the industry best-practices, as developed by the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C.org), for allowing web users more control over their online privacy. This standard is called P3P or "Platform for Privacy Preferences". Below we set forth those practices we follow to respect and safeguard the privacy of all visitors to this website.

Please note that BUZGate.org links to other websites, including sites maintained by Knowledge Institute, which are not governed by this privacy policy. We maintain privacy policies and information practices that are suitable for each website under our control. Sites not under our control (third-party websites) are governed by their own privacy policies. We make no representations about the practices and policies of third-party websites.

If you have questions or you do not feel that your privacy concerns have been addressed in our privacy statement, please contact us.

We make no effort to identify public users of our site.
No identifying data is disclosed to any third party for any purpose.
Data that we collect is used only for server administration and
to gain insight about how active our website is.

This statement applies to non-member interactions with the BUZGate.org Web servers. It does not apply to email sent
to BUZGate.org staff or lists. Any questions regarding the web site and the privacy
policy can be directed to privacy AT BUZGate DOT org.
Email interactions are guided by general net-etiquette conventions.

As is typical, we log http requests to our server. This means that we know
the originating IP (e.g. 18.29.0.1) address of a user agent requesting a URL.
We also know the Referer and User-Agent information
accompanied with an HTTP request. We do not log the specific identity of
visitors. We occasionally analyze the log files to determine which files are
most requested and the previous site or user agent which prompted the request.
Our logging is passive; we do not use technologies such as cookies to maintain
any information on users.

We also log requests to our search, cgi, and list maintenance services.
This data is only used for administration and researching the efficacy of our
tools.

Logged information is kept indefinitely as admistrative and research
material; it is not disclosed outside of BUZGate.org host site personnel. Aggregate
(completely non-identifying) statistics generated from these logs may be
reported as part of research results.

We use member related information for the purposes of administering various
BUZGate.org programs, and communicating and collaborating with our members.

This statement (and the Public Statement above)
applies to member interactions with the BUZGate.org Web site. It does not apply to
non-member interactions nor email sent to BUZGate.org staff or lists.
Any questions regarding the web site and the privacy policy can be directed to
privacy AT BUZGate DOT org.
Email interactions are guided by general net-etiquette conventions.

Members' interactions with the site may be authenticated (where access
is restricted based on username and password). In that case, we have
the capability to identify users and their activities.

By registering as a member, you are added to our newsletter mailing list
and your identity is relayed to our Membership representative.

BUZGate.org explicitly asks when it needs information that personally identifies you
("Personal Information") pertinent to the specific product or service you are
choosing to use or subscribe to on the BUZGate.org web site.
This information can include your e-mail address, name, address, telephone number,
and credit card number, as applicable. For example, if you order one of our educational
programs such as the Strategic Management Learning System, we collect your credit
card number to process payment, and we collect your address information so that
we can ship the materials to you.
BUZGate.org may also ask for non-personal information or demographic information.

The information you provide to BUZGate.org is used to operate the BUZGate.org
website and to provide the services you have requested. For example: your email address
is used to communicate periodic newsletters that are considered essential to the operation
of the website. The non-personal information is used to compile general demographic
statistics which are shared in the aggregate with BUZGate.org sponsors. For example, we
can show our sponsors how many visitors come to the website each month, without revealing
who those visitors are.

BUZGate.org will share your personal information with other companies only with your
consent. For example,
the 'broadcast your needs' service allows you to receive information or quotes from
multiple vendors at once. BUZGate.org provides your contact information to affiliate
service providers only with your consent so they can respond to your specific
requests. Without this relationship, BUZGate.org could not provide its service to
you. These uses of personal information are primary to the operation of the site.

Members of BUZGate.org may participate in various programs and services. When
participating in any program, there are two types of information sent to
BUZGate.org members: 1) account-specific information; and, 2) program or promotional information.

Account-specific communications include information that is essential for the BUZGate.org program
to operate properly. This includes the initial welcome mail describing features and guides
to a particular service. It also includes any communications describing any changes or updates
to a particular service (such as new program options, billing procedures, etc.)
Because account-specific communications are
essential to providing the services in question, these types of communications will be sent
to all BUZGate.org Members. You can unsubscribe from such mailings by discontinuing
your BUZGate.org membership or program.

Other program or promotional information may be sent to members according to your preferences.
You can opt-in or opt-out from receiving this information, and can change your preferences
at any time, either by changing your personal information as described in the section below, or
by following the unsubscribe instructions in each mailing.

BUZGate.org secures your personal information from unauthorized access,
use or disclosure. BUZGate.org secures the personally identifiable
information you provide on computer servers in a controlled,
secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
When sensitive personal information (such as a credit card number and
other financial information) is transmitted over the Internet,
it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

To make it easy and convenient for you to login to our services, the BUZGate.org site uses cookies.
Because we use cookies, you can experience BUZGate.org in a uniquely tailored environment.

A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot
be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned
to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time.
The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page.
This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses,
shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same BUZGate.org Web site, the information
you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept
cookies, but you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.

By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of
information by BUZGate.org as outlined in this Privacy Policy. We
reserve the right to change this policy at any time. If we
decide to change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post
those changes on this page so that you always have the opportunity to
be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and how you can
control your privacy on our website. Since we use P3P technologies, your
web browser can automatically alert you to any changes in our policies.

Serving the business assistance information and networking needs of our visitors and members is our primary goal at BUZGate.org and Knowledge Institute. We hope that you find your visit to our virtual
network valuable in terms of supporting the success of your business
endeavors. Thank you.

Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we do not knowingly request
personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13
without requesting parental consent.

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